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10th January 2001

Identity Card Concept Project

“This collection of sketch ideas uses the business card to explore and expres possible future value systems. Themes explored include privacy, the value of the physical experience, the moment of exchange, diposability and customization.”

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10th January 2001

Saying It in Graphics: from Intentions to Visualizations

“We propose a methodology for automatically realizing communicative goals in graphics. It features a task model that mediates the communicative intent and the selection of graphical techniques. The methodology supports the following functions: isolating assertions presentable in graphics; mapping such assertions into tasks for the potential reader, and selecting graphical techniques that support those tasks. We illustrate the methodology by redesigning a textual argument into a multimedia one with the same rhetorical and content structures but employing graphics to achieve some of the intentions.” More here: Papers by the Sage Visualization Group.

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10th January 2001

Deep Cold

“Coldwar era American and Soviet spacecraft that never flew. Photorealistic 3d computer models rendered in high resolution. Quicktime movies of the spaceraft in action.”

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10th January 2001

Interview with Jeffrey Veen

“We interviewed Jeffrey Veen about his new book entitled The Art & Science of Web Design. A Web design pioneer, Jeffrey was the long-time Executive Interface Director for Wired Digital and determined the look and feel of HotWired.com, Webmonkey.com, and the HotBot search engine. We talked to Jeffrey about his new book and his new way of looking at Web design.”

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